أَجْوَبُ

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أَجْوَبُ , [see 4,] in the following question, put to Mohammad, أَىُّاللَّيْلِ أَجْوَبُ دَعْوَةً is either from جُبْتُ الأَرْضَ “ I traversed the land, ” and signifies More, or most, penetrating to the places whence the answer is imagined to proceed; or [it signifies more, or most, quick in being answered,] from الدَّعْوَةُ, of the measure فَعُلَت, [i. e., originally جَوُبَت,] “ the prayer became answered, ” which, however, is a verb not in use, like as فَقِيرٌ and شَدِيدٌ are imagined to be derived from فَقُرَ and شَدُدَ: or it signifies more, or most, quick of answer, [from أَجَابَ,] and is [anomalous, and] similar to أَطْوَعُ [“ more obedient ”], from الطَّاعَةُ, [i. e. from أَطَاعَ “ he obeyed, ”] and to أَعْطَى [“ more, or most, excellent in giving, ” from أَعْطَى “ he gave ”], and لَوَاقِحَ [pl. of لَاقِحَةٌ a “ fecundating ” wind, from أَلْقَحَ “ he, or it, fecundated ”], and the like; and if so, the word is anomalous because a word of the measure أَفْعَلُ of this kind is not derived from a verb of more than three letters, except in certain cases of deviation from the constant course of speech: the meaning is, What part of the night is that [in which prayer most quickly penetrates? or] in which prayer is most quick in being answered? or what part of the night is that in which God is most quick in answering prayer?

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